An eagle-eyed McDonald’s manager has revealed the unusual things he sees customers do with their food and drink while eating at the restaurant, and he has shared three of the most common.
Dan Luke, who operates a branch of the fast food giant, has worked at McDonald’s for years and says he’s spotted a fair few odd habits among the customers in his time.
The first Maccies outlet popped up in London in 1974 and 1,270 restaurants have opened in the U.K since then.
On average, McDonald's serves fast food to more than 3.8 million customers a day in the U.K. With numbers like that it’s no wonder that some weird and wonderful culinary discoveries have been made.
Dan, who operates the Rutland Street branch of Maccies in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, shared his weirdest observations with Derbyshire Live. You can make your own judgements...
Chips in milkshake
Despite a large selection of dips available including stone-cold classics like ketchup and BBQ, and newer favourites like sweet and sour and curry, some customers still want more.
Dipping chips in milkshakes isn’t even a new fad, apparently. Eccentric Mcdonald's fans have alleged that it’s a great combo for years.
Dan says: “That’s the weirdest thing. We’ve seen it quite a lot over time and still see it now.”
Strawberry, chocolate, banana and vanilla milkshakes are all quoted as being suitable dips for the fries for people who are so inclined.
Espresso shot in a vanilla milkshake
A much newer trend involves putting an espresso shot in a vanilla milkshake.
McDonald's offers a variety of coffees as part of their McCafe range on their U.K. menus, such as toffee lattes, flat whites and cappuccinos. But the espresso-milkshake combo is designed to resemble a Starbucks Frappuccino - an iced, syrupy, coffee-based sweet drink topped with whipped cream.
Dan says: “It’s the new craze. I don’t use TikTok, but someone told me about it.”
Extra cheese… on a triple cheeseburger
The Triple Cheeseburger, which was only introduced permanently in 2020, is the cheesiest item on the McDonald’s menu. It’s got three slices tucked between three burger patties.
Clearly though, that’s not enough for some people.
McDonald’s modern customisation options mean you can add an extra pinch, slab or slice of any of the toppings already included to your burger. And according to Dan, a lot of people abuse that ability, making it four slices and three burgers between two bread buns.
